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	<title>SafeSourcing Blog &#187; E-procurement</title>
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		<title>You know what they say about excuses.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/09/you-know-what-they-say-about-excuses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And these excuses are a major reason why increased profitability continues to evade the middle market retailers.]]></description>
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		<title>What the heck is Retail Spend Management? Is it the same thing as Retail e-Procurement?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/08/what-the-heck-is-retail-spend-management-is-it-the-same-thing-as-retail-e-procurement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/08/what-the-heck-is-retail-spend-management-is-it-the-same-thing-as-retail-e-procurement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depending on the solution provider that you ask, you will get a variety of different answers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to your RFP Short list!</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/30/getting-to-your-rfp-short-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/30/getting-to-your-rfp-short-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you go about planning for your final webinar or onsite vendor presentations?]]></description>
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		<title>Going Postal!</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/26/going-postal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/26/going-postal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2b Supply Chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With drastic changes coming for the U.S. Postal Service in the next few years how will your company’s use of postage begin to change?]]></description>
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		<title>What should our category savings be?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/04/what-should-our-category-savings-be/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/04/what-should-our-category-savings-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still have companies ask me daily what are some examples of category savings we might expect when running e-procurement events.]]></description>
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		<title>We plan to launch a procurement department. Now What?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/12/01/we-plan-to-launch-a-procurement-department-now-what/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/12/01/we-plan-to-launch-a-procurement-department-now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-supply Chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Sourcing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.safesourcing.com/?p=9463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What should we be focused on as we launch our new department?]]></description>
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		<title>When using e-procurement tools are you just driven by a reduction in price?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/11/04/when-using-e-procurement-tools-are-you-just-driven-by-a-reduction-in-price-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/11/04/when-using-e-procurement-tools-are-you-just-driven-by-a-reduction-in-price-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contract Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are, savings may be short lived and you're not thinking in terms of total cost.]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Teams, are you thinking through e-procurement self service? Think Again!</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/11/03/executive-teams-are-you-thinking-through-e-procurement-self-service-think-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/11/03/executive-teams-are-you-thinking-through-e-procurement-self-service-think-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ll bet your team thinks they can do it themselves and do it better than an e-procurement service provider?]]></description>
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		<title>What should companies do after they have addressed all of the low hanging fruit with their reverse auctions?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/21/what-should-companies-do-after-they-have-addressed-all-of-the-low-hanging-fruit-with-their-reverse-auctions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/21/what-should-companies-do-after-they-have-addressed-all-of-the-low-hanging-fruit-with-their-reverse-auctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reverse Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reverse Auction Procurement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This question vexes all retailers and most e-procurement providers tell them to run the same events again which misses the point as well as potentially the largest retailer opportunity.]]></description>
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		<title>Twenty steps to running higher quality e-procurement events.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/20/twenty-steps-to-running-higher-quality-e-procurement-events/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/20/twenty-steps-to-running-higher-quality-e-procurement-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Failure to plan is the same thing as planning to fail. It’s no different with e-procurement.]]></description>
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